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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-10 MHz? 0.535-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Separate PSU 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? N/A
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1937 and 19xx in USA Between 1967 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions ? 455 × 261 × 440 mm
(17.91 × 10.28 × 17.32 in)
368 × 178 × 228 mm
(14.49 × 7.01 × 8.98 in)
Weight ? 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000310 HAMMARLUND-SP-000110 RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-DX-000150